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Another way of describing the characteristics of the two engines would be that the bigger engine would have more power "off the line" (i.e., at stoplights, etc.), but would run out of breath at high rpm's.

Hard to say given that other factors could be different (gearing, weight, etc... especially if it's an entirely different car!) But I would say that if the two engines have the same peak torque and HP, the larger displacement engine would have more power and torque at lower rpm's and would hit...

I saw it tonight. I thought it was good, but definitely not great. Apparently my friends who saw Desperado and El Mariachi said this was the worst of the El Mariachi trilogy. This has been a horrible summer for movies, though, so it's not like there are many other compelling movies to compete...

What a sad story, CityK. I shed a few tears for you and your dog. I guess the only thing I could wish for you is that your dog will enjoy the remaining days and that there will be no suffering. And when the time comes, I hope it will be painless and quick, and that you will be there by his side...

Indeed, I wasn't saying IBM was going to monopolize Linux as a proprietary product like Windows/Office or Java, but I think there is something beyond Merc's illustration of Linux's elegance as a technical solution for IBM, or Fushigi's description of IBM's evolution as a consulting firm. Yes...

I question whether IBM is genuinely interested in open source, or are just co-opting its good name to offer a "superior" alternative. I don't think they quite like Sun, but it remains to be seen what IBM has up their sleeves when it comes time to cash in on their championing of the open source...

Did you consider buying a condo before you went down the path of buying a house? I say that because us single guys tend to prefer condos/lofts over houses. What made you decide on a house? ----------------- On a related note, I have been condo shopping recently and have been wondering how do...

But what happened to "turn the other cheek"? Shouldn't I say "please, steal my new stereo" and unlock the doors if I should run into the poor misguided souls? Where's GodsGurl when you need some spiritual advice? :mrgrn:

Whoops. Actually, that should be natural gas instead of diesel. A new 650 MW (enough to supply 2.5% of Ontario's energy requirements) natural gas co-gen plant opened recently in Sarnia's Chemical Valley. It supposedly uses these rare 200 tonne turbines that had to be imported all the way from...

One morning I walked up to my car in the parking garage to find broken glass everywhere. It took a while for it to sink in that someone did a smash and grab on my car stereo. I was absolutely pissed for the next few days. After all the hassle of going down to the police station and filing a...

LOL. Is that a store in Oz?

I still don't like the all-in-the-center dash layout nor the new Toyota frontal styling previously seen on the 4Runner, rivaling the new Chevy Malibu for ugliness, but the new Prius otherwise seems very promising. It could very well be the hybrid that brought hybrid technology to the masses, as...

ecost.com didn't seem too bad at first glance, but their site doesn't seem to work too well once you actually start using it. One example of that can be seen here: Note that I selected Loudspeakers as the category. Those are some pretty famous speakers, eh?

Either that, or you get somebody with a thick French Canadian accent working in a bilingual (French/English) call centre in Hull or New Brunswick, or increasingly, somebody with a thick Indian accent working in a call center in India.

LOL... Yeah, that sounds about right. There are a surprising number of customer service reps have the same "damn you stupid customer for intruding on my peace and quiet... everything works fine; it's your fault just like I told all the other idiots" attitude.

I see. So he's keeping it real by slumming it with the homies at SF? :mrgrn:

You're correct, of course, but CVT trannies have often been described as unsatisfying, despite the sometimes superior acceleration. It just doesn't "feel right" :( Admittedly, I haven't been in a CVT equipped car yet, so I can't say first hand, but a "car buddy" of mine and numerous automotive...

That's nice... but what about work? Did you transfer here? Living in an apartment, from the sounds of it... I thought you were on vacation before... I'm confused. :(

But we make diesel engines with those characteristics all the time :) Honestly, I don't think we would want a constant power device to propel our cars. It would be quite boring... like piloting an electric tram car. After an inital surge, the "rush" would eventually go away. Most enthusiasts...

What are you doing in the US for such an extended period of time, Pradeep?

That's not as true these days with such innovations as variable intake geometry, variable ignition timing (and to take it further, Honda's i-DSI that is able to independently control dual spark plugs per combustion chamber), and variable intake and exhaust valve timing and lift (Honda's i-VTEC...

Thank you. This is a crucial piece of information that I sadly did not know. In this case, I wonder why you dislike hybrids. They blend perfectly the two completely different torque characteristics of the electric motor and the gas engine to capitalize on the advantages of and mitigate the...

Let's not forget fuel cells for residential and diesel co-gen plants for industrial units.

Wow, looks like I'm behind the times. Ever since Audi came out with the CVT mated to the 3.0 L V6 found in the A6 and A4 in 2001, it looked like Audi showed the world who's boss when it came to CVT's: --AutoZine Technical School However, little did I know that Nissan was working on a...

Oh, and if I wasn't clear, there are no toll booths. Everything (photographic and transponder logging) is done as fast as you can drive (often >140 km/h on the 407).

In Toronto, our 407 ETR (Electronic Toll Road) highway can collect money by photographing cars' rear license plates from overhead cameras at each entry and exit point. They mail a statement to your address every month to collect. However, this method incurs a $5 administrative fee (or whatever...

Yeah, obviously Toyota are measuring HP and torque differently than they do gas/diesel engines -- the new Prius supposedly pumps out 67 HP and 295 lb-ft of torque. Either way, these numbers are ridiculous if you take them the same way as you would a gas/diesel engine. 258 lb-ft of torque would...

Just like with diesel, hybrid and especially pure electric cars have trouble with very cold climates like in Quebec. Batteries do not take a charge nor do they produce a charge very well when it's cold. You will be running the gas assist-engine quite often to compensate for the cold-weakened...

Fuel economy and torque are often mutually exclusive unless you get a diesel. Most Japanese 4-cylinder engines in their compact cars are gutless wonders when it comes to torque. If you get a bigger engine for the torque, however, fuel consumption tends to increase. Timwhit's Nissan Sentra has a...

Really? Or do you mean that nothing displays? myIE2 does not display anything because of the pop-up/content filters which blocks Flash. But if I disable the filters, it works just fine.

Have you ever seen one of those retail chains with a liberal return policy carry an LVD SCSI card? I never have. -------------- Me: Do you sell SCSI hard drives? Sales rep: Huh? Scuzzy drives? We sell Western Digital and Maxtor. We also provide a special 5 year warranty on them. If anything...

Congrats, Bill. With that system of yours, you should be posting more often!

My biggest fear is that all the ignorant (or careless) folks who have my e-mail address in their address books will be hit with virii and/or worms that will mass e-mail everyone on their contact list (or maybe it will just send the contents of the contact list back home, along with other...

LOL...

Next thing you know, there will be a reality TV series about this...

Time to ignore SCO? By Fran Foo, ZDNet Australia 20 August 2003 "Can SCO demand licence fees for Linux? Sure. But just because someone demands money doesn’t mean you should pay them. SCO has sued only IBM, remember, not you, and is demanding at least US$1 billion in economic damages. IBM...

1 MByte/s and 4 MByte/s? That's pretty good. I've heard stories of people who barely get 1 Mbit/s and 4 Mbit/s once they're in a different room.

Your top two options: 1. NEC Multisync 1760v. 16 ms response time, 450:1 contrast ratio, 140* viewing angle h&v. Almost the same price as the other analog LCD's in its price range. The physical appearance of the NEC is not quite as sleek and sexy as the Samsung 171N, but the response time is...

Forum error? Was Tea's posting orgy due to this? General Error Failed sending email :: DEBUG MODE Line : 225 File : /home/handruin/public_html/forum/includes/emailer.php That's what I get.

Tea, Have you tried IrfanView for basic photo editing (cropping/resizing, brightness/gamma, contrast, sharpening, colour balance)? Forget the fact that the executable only takes up something like 500 KB of space. Forget the fact that it is Freeware. Forget the fact that it uses a high quality...

Mercutio's lessons learned as a new homeowner has reminded me of my own story... I thought it would be more appropriate here than in the "Moving sucks" thread. Ah, yes. I think we've all been there. On the first morning waking up in my new apartment, I received a call from mother nature. I go...

Yup. Running the laptop ONLY, and not cruching any WU's either, which would increase the power consumption of the CPU. Did anyone dare fire up all their PC's and start crunching away while our power grids were strained to the max? I must confess, however, that I have had the A/C on since our...

Give me a weekend with Photoshop and I'll give you a website full of ghost images, too... :)

Same here, CityK. When the power came back on, I immediately grabbed my watch, set my clock/radio to the proper time, set the alarm for 9 AM, and went back to sleep. When I woke up, I didn't really remember how I did that! ... I then listened to the radio for any news. Upon hearing that Premier...

Toronto rocks. SARS, SARS-Stock, West Nile, Mad Cow, now the Massive Blackout... We've handled everything that's been thrown at us and we've done it with grace. All I can say is BRING IT ON, cruel world! Nothing can faze us.

Power at last, power at last. Praise be to god, power at last! -e_dawg

Bwahahaha... he's a member of a distinct, soverign 'nation' called Québec :mrgrn:

Thanks to Clocker's warning on July 31, I patched my system just in case. Good call, man!

Can you say "sell short"? :)

Wow, how'd I miss that? Congrats, John!